Iva Janžurová is a Czech

Czech people

Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 actress. She attended grammar school in České Budějovice

Ceské Budejovice

České Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...

, but her love to theatre won after all and in 1963 she graduated from the Faculty of Theatre

Faculty of Theatre

The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague – "A Dynamic Theatre School Offering a Wide Spectrum of Studies in Theatre Creation" - was founded immediately after the Second World War, emerging from the need to educate theatre artists and artistic personalities capable of...

 of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague is a university level school of music, dance, drama, film, TV and multi-media studies.- Faculties :*Film and TV School - FAMU*Music Faculty - HAMU*Theatre Faculty - DAMU-Notable alumni:...

. In 1964 she became the main member of the Vinohrady

Vinohrady

Vinohrady is a cadastral district in Prague. It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century...

 Theatre and since 1988 she has been a member of The Drama Club in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

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She has appeared in many films such as Což takhle dát si špenát

Což takhle dát si špenát

Což takhle dát si špenát is a 1977 Czechoslovak comedy science fiction film directed by Václav Vorlíček.-Cast:* Vladimír Menšík - Zemánek* Jiří Sovák - Liška* Iva Janžurová - Lišková / Marcelka * Michal Kocourek - Zemánek...

(What Would You Say to Some Spinach?),Marečku, podejte mi pero! (Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!) and famous series Hospital at the End of the City

Hospital at the End of the City

Hospital at the End of the City is a popular television series first released in Czechoslovakia in 1977, it featured an ensemble cast and received much viewer praise in central Europe. The series ran from 1977 to 1981 for a total of twenty episodes. The success of the series inspired the German...

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In 1998 and 2002 she was awarded Czech Lion

Czech Lion

The Czech Lion awards are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic...

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External links

• http://www.csfd.cz/herec/1013-janzurova-iva/